The decision

Ladies and gentlemen, after months of research, college visits, stress, and plenty of coffee; I have finally made my transfer decision.

First off, I would like to thank the kind folks at Hudson Valley Community College for three, well, decent years. I look forward to my remaining months and receiving my associate degree.

However, all things come to an end. It’s time for me to move on and to bigger and better things.

I have been sleeping on this for about a week now. With this being one of the biggest decisions of my young life, I wanted to feel comfortable and confident in my decision.

With that being said, to paraphrase LeBron James, this fall I’m going to take my talents to Plattsburgh and enroll at SUNY Plattsburgh.

(I’ll hold for applause)

This decision was far from easy. I traveled hundreds of miles across the state, talked to countless advisors, current students, and online

Movin’ on up. Plattsburgh here I come

reviews, just to get a general idea of what I’ll be getting myself into. It was very close between Plattsburgh and SUNY Oswego, which finished out second in the Kyle Bryans college admission sweepstakes, it came down to me feeling a little more at home from visiting the campus. Being that this will be my first time away from home for an extended period of time, that level of comfort is indispensable.

Needless to say, even though I’m comfortable and confident in my decision, I’m still a little nervous for the next step in my college career and for the journey it will take me on over the next two years. Obviously, I still have no idea what I’m doing and this whole process has just begun but, I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it by move in day. Until then, I’ll enjoy my remaining time at home with my family and friends before I trade in my Viking helmet and earn my Cardinal wings.

I think the toughest part will be turning in my green and white which have been my colors for the past 15 years. However, I think I’ll look just as good in red.